On the flight home after a recent conference, I read Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Hearts Unbroken (Candlewick, 2018). It struck a chord in part because, although I was elated that so many people had read advanced reader copies (ARCs) of my novel The Bridge Home (Nancy Paulsen Books,
Continue Reading Guest Post: Padma Venkatraman on Golden Silence, Gilded Words »
By Traci Sorell
Today I have the pleasure of featuring Carolyn Anderson and Anthony Ceballos of Birchbark Books, one of three Native-owned independent bookstores in the United States.
Owned by award-winning Ojibwe author Louise Erdrich, Birchbark Books is located in southwest Minneapolis.
Welcome to Cynsations!
Continue Reading Bookseller Interview: Carolyn Anderson & Anthony Ceballos of Birchbark Books »
In children’s-YA writing, maintaining an active publishing career is arguably an even bigger challenge than breaking into the field.
Reflecting on your personal journey (creatively, career-wise, and your writer’s heart), what bumps did you encounter and how have you managed to defy the odds to achieve continued success?
Bumps and defying the odds?
Welcome to our new home, Cynsational Readers! We have moved from Blogger to WordPress.
Anyone who’s ever relocated from one place to another knows that it can be one of life’s most stressful events. And while we weren’t packing physical boxes and loading up a moving truck during the Cynsations winter hiatus,
Welcome to Cynsations New Home!
We’ll be back February 11 with reflective conversations, publishing information, writer insights & inspiration, bookseller-librarian-teacher appreciation, children’s-YA literature news & author outreach…
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Happy Holidays, Cynsational Readers!
Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm. I wish you the very best throughout this celebratory season and look forward to reconnecting in 2019.
Thanks to the many voices who contributed their insights to the blog over the past year.
By Cynthia Leitich Smith,
Robin Galbraith, Gayleen Rabukukk, and Stephani Eaton
Celebrating Books for Readers
Congratulations to SCBWI on another successful year of the Books For Readers project! See the video from the Indigenous People’s Celebration in Fargo, North Dakota and the book donation to the Indian Education Program of Fargo and West Fargo public schools. Continue Reading Cynsational News »
Young Suzanne with her Grandfather Tio
in Uvalde, Texas
As writers, we are frequently asked where we draw inspiration from. I think it’s true that everything we write is somewhat autobiographical.
I know I scatter a bit of myself in everything I write – that’s what gives it a soul and makes my stories “sing,” if you will.
Continue Reading Guest Post: Suzanne Crowley on Finding Inspiration Close to Home »
I hate weapons, especially firearms. Always have, and always will. Even the sight of a legally sanctioned gun—police office, hunter—makes me recoil and I literally take a step back.
Along with hating weapons, I hate war and though I concede that some wars have been necessary,
Continue Reading Guest Post: Yona Zeldis McDonough on Staying True to Yourself »
Learn more about Shutta Crum
By Shutta Crum
So you’re zipping along—doing your thing—and below the radar one, or more, of your books goes silently out of print.
When a book goes out of print, it always hurts—it’s a death in the family. You’ve spent a significant portion of your life living with it,
Continue Reading Guest Post: Shutta Crum on A New Life for an Out-of-Print Book »
